There’s a lot to look back on in history for March 18. Here are a couple of notable moments. 1965: Alexei Leonov was the first man to walk in space. Leonov was one of the original 20 cosmonauts chosen by the Russian space program. His spaceflight was the Voskhod 2 mission on March 18, 1965. He floated freely outside the capsule for more than 10 minutes. When he tried to reenter the capsule, however, he couldn’t because the pressure difference between the air in his suit and the vacuum of space expanded the suit, making it so rigid he couldn’t use his fingers. Eventually, he let some of the air out of his suit so he could return inside the capsule. Overall, the spacewalk lasted 20 minutes, according to the International Space Hall of Fame. 1922: Mahatma Gandhi was imprisoned for civil disobedience after a protest march led to violence where 22 people were ultimately killed. Gandhi was reportedly horrified by the violence that occurred during a march for his cause. He was sentenced to spend six years in prison but released after spending two years behind bars. 1940: Benito Mussolini agreed to enter World War II but sided with Adolf Hitler. The two met at the Gateway of the Alps, Brenner Pass, where Italy agreed to become allies with Germany. 2005: Theresa Marie Schiavo was taken off her feeding tube after she used it for more than a decade following a hypoxic encephalopathy diagnosis. She was the center of the landmark right-to-die case that lasted over the span of years. Learn more about historic March 18 moments in the video player above.

There’s a lot to look back on in history for March 18. Here are a couple of notable moments.

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1965: Alexei Leonov was the first man to walk in space. Leonov was one of the original 20 cosmonauts chosen by the Russian space program. His spaceflight was the Voskhod 2 mission on March 18, 1965. He floated freely outside the capsule for more than 10 minutes. When he tried to reenter the capsule, however, he couldn’t because the pressure difference between the air in his suit and the vacuum of space expanded the suit, making it so rigid he couldn’t use his fingers. Eventually, he let some of the air out of his suit so he could return inside the capsule. Overall, the spacewalk lasted 20 minutes, according to the International Space Hall of Fame.

1922:Mahatma Gandhi was imprisoned for civil disobedience after a protest march led to violence where 22 people were ultimately killed. Gandhi was reportedly horrified by the violence that occurred during a march for his cause. He was sentenced to spend six years in prison but released after spending two years behind bars.

1940: Benito Mussolini agreed to enter World War II but sided with Adolf Hitler. The two met at the Gateway of the Alps, Brenner Pass, where Italy agreed to become allies with Germany.

2005: Theresa Marie [Schindler] Schiavo was taken off her feeding tube after she used it for more than a decade following a hypoxic encephalopathy diagnosis. She was the center of the landmark right-to-die case that lasted over the span of years.